Naval Education and Training Command

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Naval Education and Training Command
NETC Logo.jpg
Naval Education and Training Command seal
ActiveActive
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Navy
TypeForce Command
RoleTraining and education of naval forces
Part ofChief of Naval Personnel
HQNaval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
Nickname(s)NETC
Motto(s)Fleet Readiness Starts Here
Websitewww.netc.navy.mil
Commanders
CommanderUS-O8 insignia.svg Rear Admiral Upper Half
Chief of Naval Education and Training
Executive DirectorMr. John R. Jones
Chief of StaffCaptain Clifford Collins Jr.
Force Master ChiefFORCM Matthew Harris

The Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) is an enterprise level shore command of the United States Navy with more than 19,000 military and staff personnel at more than 1,640 subordinate activities, sites, districts, stations, and detachments throughout the world. As the owner of the Force Development Pillar within MyNavy HR, NETC has full ownership of the entire “Street to Fleet” process, recruiting civilians, and through world-class training, transforming them into combat-ready warfighters ready to meet the current and future needs of fleet customers.

The commander of Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) is currently a 2-star admiral. NETC itself is located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.

Mission[]

The mission of NETC is to recruit and train those who serve our nation, taking them from street-to-fleet by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational, and combat-ready warfighters, while providing the tools and opportunities for continuous learning and development.

Additionally, serve as sole claimant for individual training and education, and as the principal advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFLTFORCOM) on training and education related matters.[1]

Naval Service Training Command[]

Naval Service Training Command, based in Naval Station Great Lakes, in Great Lakes, Illinois is the one-star command that is responsible for the training of all new accessions into the United States Navy. He or she oversees the operation of Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, the Navy's only enlisted recruit training location, and is responsible for the operation of Officer Training Command at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, and the operation of the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC). The only accession route not commanded by NSTC is that of the United States Naval Academy, which is overseen by the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, who reports directly to the CNO.[2]

NETC Learning Centers[]

After initial training, most personnel must continue on to an apprentice-level training before entering the fleet. For that, Navy NETC has "learning centers"[2] that provide those initial and continuing training to the personnel across the service:

  • Center for Surface Combat Systems, which is located on Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, trains combat systems personnel on the use and operation of Navy combat systems such as the Aegis Combat System.
  • Center for Information Warfare Training leads, manages and delivers Navy and joint force training in Intelligence, information warfare, Cryptology and Information Technology.
  • Center for Security Forces, headquartered at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story, is responsible for the promulgation of the Navy's Anti-terrorism, Expeditionary warfare and Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training, as well as the initial training of the Navy's Master-at-arms rate
  • Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Diving, headquartered at Naval Support Activity Panama City, in Panama City, Florida is responsible for the training and education of Navy EOD Technicians and Navy Divers
  • Center for SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) and SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman), or CENSEALSWCC, is aligned with the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) enterprise to develop NSW’s flagship weapon system and capital resource – its People – to be the best Special Operations Forces leaders in the Department of Defense.
  • , located at Naval Submarine Base New London, in Groton, Connecticut is responsible for the development of training for both enlisted and officer undersea (submarine) personnel.
  • at Naval Station Newport is responsible for the training and education of the Navy's logistics, administration and media related officers and enlisted personnel
  • , is headquartered at Naval Air Station Pensacola, and it trains and educates all enlisted aviation rated personnel, as well as Aviation Maintenance Officers.
  • , headquartered at Naval Base Ventura County, in Port Hueneme, CA, is responsible for the training and development of enlisted constructionmen (commonly known as Seabees) and the Civil Engineer Corps.
  • , also located at Naval Station Newport provides education and training to surface warfare officers and enlisted engineers ratings.
  • , also located at NBVC provides training and professional development for Engineering duty officers.
  • , located at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, is responsible for the training of both United States Navy Chaplain Corps officers and enlisted Religious Program Specialists.
  • Naval Aviation Schools Command (NAVAVSCOLSCOM or NASC), located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, provides an educational foundation in technical training, character development, and professional leadership to prepare Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and partner nation officers and enlisted students to be combat quality aviation professionals, and deliver them at the right time, in the right numbers, to be the forces their nation needs.
  • The Naval Leadership and Ethics Center (NLEC) is headquartered at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, with locations in Dam Neck, Virginia and San Diego, California. Each year, NLEC prepares the command triad (master chiefs/chiefs of the boat, executive officers, and commanding officers) for leadership success.

In addition, NETC operates Training Support Centers, that provide centralized student management and infrastructure support the individual learning centers and their subordinate sites, located in San Diego, Virginia Beach and Great Lakes, Illinois.

NETC Professional Development Center (NETPDC)[]

, which is located on Saufley Field in Escambia County, Florida is the home of all of the Navy's enlisted professional development programs and products, which include the administering Voluntary Education (VOLED) programs, including the Navy College program, which allows enlisted servicemembers to obtain college credits for Naval Training, as well as administering the Tuition Assistance program that pays for 100% of a servicemembers college courses expense while the member is active duty.[3]

In addition, NETPDC administers, develops and delivers the , and processes individuals for advancement, in conjunction with the Bureau of Naval Personnel.[4]

Commander of Naval Education and Training Command[]

United States Navy
Commander of Naval Education and Training Command
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Incumbent
Rear Adm. Peter A. Garvin
since July 2020
Reports to
Constituting instrumentOPNAVINST.5450.336 (series)
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Commander of Naval Education and Training is the individual responsible to the Chief of Naval Operations for the training and education of all enlisted and commissioned personnel of the United States Navy, and oversees the Naval Education and Training Command.

While not a member of the OPNAV staff, he is responsible to the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education) for the operation and management of the , which uses bi-annual testing to advance enlisted members, and is "the principal advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFLTFORCOM) on training and education related matters."[1]

List of Commanders of Naval Education and Training and Commanders of Naval Education and Training Command[]

Period Name Date of Command
1. 1971–1974 VADM Malcom W. Cagle July 1971
2. 1974–1978 VADM James B. Wilson September 1974
3. 1978–1980 RADM Paul C. Gibbons, Jr. November 1978
4. 1980–1983 RADM Kenneth L. Shugart June 1980
5. 1983–1985 VADM James A Sagerholm January 1983
6. 1985–1988 VADM Nils R. Thunman November 1985
7. 1988–1991 RADM John S. Disher October 1988
8. 1991–1992 VADM John H. Fetterman, Jr. January 1991
9. 1992–1994 VADM Robert K. U. Kihune August 1992
10. 1994–1996 VADM Timothy W. Wright August 1994
11. 1996–1997 VADM Patricia A. Tracey June 1996
12. 1997–2001 VADM John W. Craine, Jr. December 1998
13. 2001–2004 VADM Alfred G. Harms, Jr. May 2001
14. 2004–2007 VADM James K. Moran November 2004
15. 2007–2009 RADM Gary R. Jones January 2007
16. 2009–2012 RADM Joseph F. Kilkenny August 2009
17. 2012–2014 RADM Donald P. Quinn January 2012
18. 2014–2017 RADM Michael S. White January 2014
19. 2017-2020 RADM Kyle J. Cozad July 2017
20. 2020–present RADM Peter A. Garvin July 2020

See also[]

Comparable organizations

References[]

  1. ^ a b Chief of Naval Operations (14 May 2012). "OPNAVINST 5450.336C, Mission, Functions, and Tasks of the Naval Education and Training Command" (PDF). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b Chief of Naval Operations (1 February 2017). "Standard Navy Distribution List – Shore Chain of Command" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2017. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center Home Page". www.netc.navy.mil. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center – Navy Advancement Center". www.netc.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.

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